[originaltext]W: What are you reading now?M: I’m looking at this beauty in the

W: What are you reading now?
M: I’m looking at this beauty in the picture. Look! She’s really pretty, isn’t she? Her skin looks so smooth!
W: Well, it’s just that she puts lots of make-up on her face. Actually, natural beauty comes from within. And you know nowadays the camera work is so artificial.
M: Ah, yeah, I can smell jealousy in the air!
W: Oh, no. She has nothing that deserves my jealousy. I don’t have to put things on my face and I still look pretty. Don’t you think so?
M: Yeah, right! But what did you put on your face last night, those little greenish things?
W: They’re cucumbers.
M: What? I know that cucumber is a kind of vegetable rich in vitamin A. How is it used on the skincare?
W: Well, it is a fashion nowadays that women tend to use the natural vegetables on the skincare.
And they are much better than any chemical products.
M: Really? Then what does the cucumber do for you?
W: They’re natural skin smoothers, natural healers of the skin. Haven’t you heard that...er... cucumber goes far beyond mere tightening the skin? In fact, cucumbers have been used as a dry skin remedy for centuries, and they are also effective in the treatment of other skin problems.
M: I have got a scar on my cheek. Can the cucumber do something about it?
W: Try some herbal plants, which have the function of remedying the scarred skin.
M: It sounds reasonable. Actually there is much knowledge needed for the skincare.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. What does the woman feel about the beauty in the picture?
10. What do women tend to do nowadays to care for their skins?
11. What is the skincare function of cucumber according to the woman?
12. What does the woman suggest the man do?